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Earth pressure and earth-retaining structures /

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"Retaining structures form an important component of many civil engineering and geotechnical engineering projects. Careful design and construction of these structures is essential for safety and longevity. This new edition provides significantly more support for non-specialists, background to u...

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Main Authors: Clayton, C. R. I. (Author), Milititsky, J. (Author), Woods, Rick I. (Author), Bond, Andrew J. (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Retaining walls > Design and construction.
Earth pressure.
Murs de soutènement > Conception et construction.
Poussée des terres.
earth pressure.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > General.
Earth pressure
Retaining walls > Design and construction
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Soil behaviour
  • Soil properties
  • Factors affecting earth pressure
  • Water and retaining structures
  • Global and local instability
  • Wall selection
  • Avoiding failure
  • Introduction to analysis
  • Gravity walls
  • Embedded walls
  • Composite walls and other support systems
  • Appendix A: Classical earth pressure theory
  • Appendix B: Earth pressure coefficients.